2023 Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova has been suspended for four years for refusing a drugs test.
Vondrousova, the former world No 6, refused a test by a doping control official in December 2025. She released a statement this April saying that she had suffered an “acute stress reaction” after the random visit, which had prevented her from thinking rationally.
The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA), which oversees tennis’ anti-doping policy, charged the Czech the same month.
It announced on Monday that an independent tribunal ruled Vondrousova’s evidence during the hearing offered “no compelling justification” for her refusal of the test, which occurred out of the testing window which each player has to provide the authorities for every day of the year. Players can additionally be tested outside of times when they submit their whereabouts to doping officials.
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